Auction will help Elon church pay off building

Published: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 04:52 PM.

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The center’s construction cost $2 million. A ground breaking ceremony was held at the site in April 2011 with construction starting the following month. The center opened last May 20.

Orwig said about half of the funds needed for the construction project were raised before ground breaking. A pledge drive has been used since to help make payments on the center since then.

The funds raised at the live and silent auctions will be used to help make payments toward the remaining balance, Orwig said.

“The church is dedicated to be involved in the community,” Orwig said. “The auction gives the public another way to be part of the (Community Life Center).”

For more information about the live and silent auctions, visit eloncommunitychurch.org. The church is still collecting items and services to be auctioned off at the event. Items can be brought to the church office anytime between now and the auction.

A one-week vacation at Holden Beach will be among the items up for auction May 18 at Elon Community Church.

Live and silent auctions will be held at 271 N. Williamson Avenue, Elon, from 3 to 6 p.m. Proceeds from the auctions will be used to make a payment toward the principle owed on the church’s Community Life Center.

Fine china, antique furniture, stained glass, crochet throws, a YMCA family membership, a black walnut crafted clock, a five-day vacation at Martha’s Vineyard, and a one-week trip to Myrtle Beach are also among the items scheduled to be auctioned to the public.

Phoebe Harrison, Elon Community Church member, has organized the event where John Lambert of Mebane Antique Auction Gallery will volunteer his time to run the live auction.

Harrison said since the Community Life Center opened in May 2012, it has served a variety of needs. The center provides 10,000 square feet for community activities including wedding receptions, class reunions, banquets, seminars, student study space, and an area for a local Boy Scouts troop to meet.

The Rev. Randy Orwig said the center was also designated as a Red Cross storm disaster center providing refuge for the public during natural disasters. Orwig said the center would continue to play a pivotal role in the community and would likely become a polling place for voters in the future.

The center’s construction cost $2 million. A ground breaking ceremony was held at the site in April 2011 with construction starting the following month. The center opened last May 20.

Orwig said about half of the funds needed for the construction project were raised before ground breaking. A pledge drive has been used since to help make payments on the center since then.

The funds raised at the live and silent auctions will be used to help make payments toward the remaining balance, Orwig said.

“The church is dedicated to be involved in the community,” Orwig said. “The auction gives the public another way to be part of the (Community Life Center).”

For more information about the live and silent auctions, visit eloncommunitychurch.org. The church is still collecting items and services to be auctioned off at the event. Items can be brought to the church office anytime between now and the auction.